Category Archives: Technology

Google Fiber coming to South, Southeast Austin in December

Posted on October 18, 2014 by burlyheights

Google Inc. announced this week that it will start signing up Austin customers for its ultra-fast broadband service in December. A map of  the first service area includes the Burleson Heights and Burleson-Parker neighborhoods. The 1-gigabit Google Fiber service would be about 100 … Continue reading →

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Google Fiber permits hint at first “fiberhoods”

Posted on July 8, 2014 by burlyheights

It’s been more than a year since Google Inc. announced plans to bring Google Fiber to Austin, leading neighborhoods to wonder which would be the first to get the ultra-fast broadband service. But ever since the company allowed potential customers … Continue reading →

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Help turn your neighborhood into a fiberhood

Posted on April 9, 2013 by burlyheights

Google Inc. announced today that Austin will be the next city in the U.S. to get its ultra-fast broadband network, Google Fiber. The company will invest in its new “fiberhoods” in the areas with the greatest demand, so to bring … Continue reading →

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Recent Time Warner Cable outages

Posted on September 15, 2012 by burlyheights

Parts of Burleson Heights and Burleson-Parker neighborhoods had cable outages on Thursday and Friday, requiring work crews to come out twice on Friday. Problems began with cable TV’s sound dropping out and images freezing and pixelating. By the time a crew came two … Continue reading →

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